Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Glimmers of You by Catherine Cowles

11 reviews

mskelley88's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

"Glimmers of You" is a quick and cute read that brings warmth and charm to the table. Grae, the spunky and likable main character, shines brightly throughout the story. Her journey is made even more compelling by the inclusion of her type 1 diabetes, adding an important layer of chronic illness representation. Grae's determination to not let her condition hold her back is truly inspiring.

Having read the previous two books in this series, I found this one somewhat predictable as it follows a similar formula. However, the familiarity didn’t detract from the enjoyment. The book’s strengths lie in its character development and the lighthearted yet meaningful narrative.

In summary, "Glimmers of You" is an enjoyable addition to the series, offering a heartwarming story with a relatable and resilient protagonist. If you’re a fan of the series, you’ll find Grae’s latest adventure both comforting and inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse and Grief

missdaniellexo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

taylorgabs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kristensreading's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Minus a full star for the author’s weird insistence on not using leading pronouns in dialogue. E.g., “Need you to tell me” instead of “I need you to tell me.” The fact that it was so common that it felt unnatural was enough to get me annoyed. 
And minus half a star for

unplanned last page pregnancy 🙄🙄🙄

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy

tiggerreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 out of 5 stars

CW: stalking, violence, kidnapping

This is a binge-able series. I like Caden and Grae a lot. I like how supportive of each other they are. The suspense was good. There is no third-act breakup. The communication between Caden and Grae is great to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

daisycantread24's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

katkinslee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This one was really cute, a little bit similar to the other ones but otherwise good. If you don't like alot of smut in your books then you would probably enjoy this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping

crose84's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

daringreader13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Amazingly accurate description of life with Type One Diabetes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death